"Peter" has some thoughts about the death of affirmative action.
When you Google Affirmative Action (AA) you get this:
Synonyms of affirmative action (noun anti-discrimination program)
- anti-discrimination.
- equal opportunity.
- equal rights policy.
- even break.
- fair hiring.
- fair hiring practices.
- fair shake.
- fair treatment.
Thesaurus.com gives you the exact same response.
Over the last five or six decades Americans have been brainwashed into believing that Affirmative Action was a good thing. Well it was all a big lie! AA is actually a synonym for discrimination.
The Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) has finally exposed the big lie. They struck down affirmative action programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University, ending the systematic consideration of race in the admissions process. They ruled that race cannot be a factor in the admissions process. The defendants had been using AA to discriminate against Asian and White students in favor of Black students with lesser qualifications.
AA has been used in the hiring processes of government and industry for the past fifty years. Jobs and promotions have routinely been given to Blacks over better qualified Asians and Whites. The result has been an erosion of leadership in the civil service, in the military and in industry.
America’s leadership position in the world has been eroded proportionately. The national debt is almost beyond measure, causing inflation and world fears about the strength of the dollar. Our military, at the behest of radical left politicians and “deep state” staffers, have stupidly adopted “WOKE” ideology. The result has been the steady decline in achieving recruitment goals. It is so bad that national security is at risk. They are actually using reserves to fill military positions in Europe and elsewhere around the world.
Some major corporations have stupidly adopted WOKE ideology as well, to their detriment. Disney, Budweiser and other major corporations have seen revenue plummet and stock value sink as a result. The common denominator seems to be creating a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) division within their Human Resources departments. DEI is another synonym for AA.
AA is at the core of WOKE ideology. Now that the SCOTUS has ruled AA to be unconstitutional, maybe the government will follow the law for a change, and get rid of DEI programs en mass. Corporations are already doing it to stem their losses and regain their customers; and stock value.
This may be the beginning of a new and brighter future for America thanks to a courageous, ethical and honorable SCOTUS.
Biden nominated Gen. Charles Brouw, who is black. to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Brown has recently stated that Siverdity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) "Will move to the forefront of military personnel decisions, such as promotions." This is what you get when Affirmative Action is used to promote people. Gen. Brown should never have risen above the rank of Lieutenant! Leadership in our military MUST be selected by MERIT, not politics.
Posted by: Gunny | July 23, 2023 at 10:41 AM
Hate to be a cynic, but we have a way to go before we are safe from the "banana republic" radical left, despite the SCOTUS. There are too many "Woke" teachers and college professors still brainwashing our youth to declare the war to be won. We've won a battle and a few skirmishes, but winning the war is a long way off. The weekend movie wars sets the example: "Barbie", known to virtually all youth, destroyed "Oppenheimer", who SHOULD have been known to all youth, but was obviously not. Until our academics are at least equal to our toys, we are noncompetitive in the world, and that prresents a danger to everyone in the world.
Posted by: Ruwanna | July 23, 2023 at 10:13 PM
The US Women's Soccer Team members standing silent and without hands on their hearts is a sad reminder of the brainwashing of American youth against patriotism. Displaying disrespect to our national anthem or the US flag has become so commonplace it could be called stereotypical of our youth. I believe bringing back mandatory military service, for both genders, would go a long way toward adjusting their attitudes and creating more patriotism.
Posted by: Sarge | July 23, 2023 at 10:42 PM
The Military has persisted in maintaining DEI policies and the support of abortion, in spite of a stream of court cases against their practices. I always thought the Military was supposed to be under Civilian control; is that no longer the case? Has Biden abdicated his power over the Military? If so, we are in far more trouble than I would have believed possible!
Posted by: Veteran | July 24, 2023 at 11:47 AM
It's hilarious that VP Kamala Harris is accusing Florida education officials of "indoctrinating" students via slavery curriculum. What does she think of CRT? Oh, snap!
Posted by: Brandon | July 24, 2023 at 10:16 PM
AA will be around, fighting furiously to continue its blatant discrimination, until a conservative takeover of the White House. But now we have a precedent to cite in our many lawsuits.
Posted by: Legal Eagle | July 25, 2023 at 12:34 PM
This decision was long overdue, and I doubt it would have come out this way if Trump hadn't appointed conservative justices. The problem is the Woke crowd is already figuring a way around it.
Posted by: Leo | July 26, 2023 at 10:29 PM
I'll know it was meaningful if Whites statr getting their fair amount of commercials on TV.
Posted by: Actress | July 27, 2023 at 11:47 AM
Affirmative Action lasted more than sixty years and was the worst example of racial discrimination since 1863 because it was government sponsored. It lasted so long because politicians of both parties were too cowardly to take on blacks and strip them of this unconstitutional advantage.
Posted by: White Chocolate | July 30, 2023 at 10:31 AM
Affirmative action type programs in schools and businesses have benefited transgender people, as well. But there is a glaring problem that nobody seems aware of. A man who is surgically altered to become female in physical appearance is a transgender. A man who "identifies" as a woman, but still has a penis, is NOT a transgender; he is a transvestite, and he has no legal right to access women's toilet and bathing facilities, women's sports or beauty contests. Transvestites who enter such women's areas are sex offenders and subject to arrest in those states that still follow and enforce the law.
Posted by: Ruwanna | July 31, 2023 at 12:28 AM
The California legislature is poised to pass a law proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that will require judges throughout the state to consider race in sentencing. AB852 is Gov. Newsom's alternative to reparations for black people. If this isn't affirmative action, I can't imagine what is.
Posted by: Gunny | August 01, 2023 at 12:25 PM
The apparent continuation of affirmative action policies and the continuation of bringing unprecedented charges against Trump speak to the power of the Deep State. The nameless civil "servants" of the government have no concept of of what constitutes a constitutional republic, They continue to assert that which is, in fact, a banana republic; the weaponization of police powers against political enemies. The real enemy of America is the civil service system that allows those civil servants to continue in office for a lifetime and to wield power for their own interests, irrespective of the interests of the public or the Republic.
Posted by: Abraham | August 01, 2023 at 05:26 PM